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FLASH, Spatial Fractionation, Lattice, Geant4, Proton Therapy, Gantries, Dose delivery systems
Switzerland

Biography

My main interests are particle physics and technological applications of physics, mostly in the field of medical physics and hadron- or radiotherapy.

My expertise is in proton gantries and spot scanning technology. My research activities focus on fast treatments in two main domains: 1) techniques for motion mitigation and treatments of moving tumors, and 2) ultra-high dose rates treatments (FLASH irradiations). I am currently PI of an ongoing research grant on increasing dose rate for moving targets treatments, and I am coordinating radiobiology FLASH experiments at one former clinical gantry at our institute. I am also the physics partner of a starting animal trial on FLASH proton therapy. Aside from my research activity, I am also involved in support of our clinical gantry beamlines, and in supporting external users at our facilities.

Previously to my medical physics experience, I focused on experimental particle physics. I have joined the ATLAS experiment in 2008 during the commissioning of its last parts, at CERN. I worked mostly on the modeling of hard strong interactions and detector calibration, Standard model measurements, and on the search for the Higgs Boson in the tau+tau- channel. I also gained experience with semiconductor detectors, in the context of the commissioning of the Pixel tracking detector of ATLAS.

During my career I carried out outreach activities, mostly targeting children and young students and their approach to science. I have gained classwork experience with children aged 5-10, as well as with a wider audience using theatre and acting as a teaching medium.

Activities

Employment (3)

University Hospital of Zurich: Zurich, CH

2024-05-01 to present | Medical Physicist in training/Senior scientist (Radiation Oncology)
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Serena Psoroulas

Paul Scherrer Institut PSI: Villigen, SH, CH

2012-11-01 to 2024-04-30 | Scientific staff (Centre for Proton Therapy)
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Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

2008 to 2012 | Teaching assistant (Physics)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn Physikalisches Institut: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

2008-11 to 2012-09 | PhD (Physics)
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Serena Psoroulas

Università degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Fisica: Milano, Lombardia, IT

2003-09 to 2008-10 | Master of Sciences (Physics)
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Professional activities (2)

European Society of Radiation Oncology: Brussels, BE

2018 to present | Full member
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European Society of Radiation Oncology: Brussels, BE

2024 to 2027 | Core Expert (ESTRO Focus group on FLASH)
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Funding (6)

FLAG: FLASH irradiations Against dipGs

2024-02 to 2025-12 | Grant
Personalized Health and Related Technologies (Zurich, CH)
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Serena Psoroulas

High and ultra-high dose-rate delivery in a clinical proton therapy setting

2022-03 to 2026-02 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
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Serena Psoroulas

Feasibility of conformal FLASH on a clinical proton gantry

2019-12-01 to 2020-11-30 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 190663
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Serena Psoroulas via DimensionsWizard

ProScan upgrade for ultra-fast dose application for moving targets

2019 to 2022 | Grant
Paul Scherrer Institut (Villigen PSI, CH)
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Serena Psoroulas

Salary and travel grant during PhD

Salary award
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Bonn, DE)
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Serena Psoroulas

Travel fellowship PTCOG

Award
Particle Therapy Cooperating Group (Villigen-PSI, CH)
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Serena Psoroulas

Peer review (6 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Cancers. (1)
Review activity for International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. (1)
Review activity for Radiation oncology. (1)
Review activity for Review of scientific instruments online. (1)
Review activity for Zeitschrift für medizinische Physik. (2)